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50 killed in train derailment in southeast DR Congo
Fifty people were killed early Thursday when a train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the minister for humanitarian action, Steve Mbikayi, said in a tweet.
Netanyahu says Israel "probably" start war in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel "will probably have no choice" but to launch a war in Gaza to halt rocket fire at its southern part.
White couple sues clinic for their Asian daughter after IVF treatment
A white New Jersey couple is suing the clinic where they received IVF treatment, after a DNA test proved that the man was not the father of their daughter, according to a report by the New York Post.
Mother throws special birthday surprise for boy with cancer
All kinds of yellow vehicles, from firetrucks to a Maserati, gathered in Alexandria as part of a birthday surprise for four-year-old Whitaker Weinburger, who has been battling cancer most of his life.
A shocking find: new high-voltage electric eels revealed
Call it a shock discovery: DNA research has revealed two entirely new species of electric eel in the Amazon basin, including one capable of delivering a record-breaking jolt.
Water, temperature right for life at another star's planet
In a tantalizing first, scientists have discovered water at a planet outside our solar system that has temperatures suitable for life.
2,500 unaccounted for in hurricane-hit Bahamas: official
About 2,500 people are unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, the archipelago's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Wednesday.
Canada's Trudeau launches reelection campaign
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began his reelection campaign Wednesday. He needs to convince Canadians to give his government a second chance before an Oct. 21 vote.
In victory for Trump, top US court permits asylum restrictions
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to implement asylum restrictions that prevent most Central American migrants from applying at the US border.
UK court: Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament unlawful
A Scottish court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament less than two months before the UK is due to leave the EU was an unlawful attempt to avoid democratic scrutiny.
5 people stabbed in Tallahassee, suspect in custody
A suspect stabbed at least five people at a building supply company in Florida's capital city before being taken into custody by police officers Wednesday, authorities said.
Mugabe's body arrives in Zimbabwe ahead of burial Sunday
The body of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who died in Singapore last Friday aged 95, arrived in the country on Wednesday afternoon ahead of his burial planned for Sunday.
Trump marks his 3rd 9/11 anniversary with war still raging
Donald Trump marked his third 9/11 anniversary as president on Wednesday amid his growing frustration about what he calls the "endless war" in Afghanistan, where al-Qaida conceived the deadly 2001 attacks.
Iran to cut more nuke commitments if necessary: president
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Iran will take further steps towards suspending its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal if it deems necessary, Press TV reported.
NRA sues San Francisco over terrorist declaration
The National Rifle Association sued San Francisco on Monday over the city's recent declaration that the gun-rights lobby is a "domestic terrorist organization."
UN agency lays backpacks for every child killed in conflict
The U.N. children's agency has laid 3,758 school backpacks in rows reminiscent of a graveyard on the lawn of U.N. headquarters in New York — one for each child who died in a conflict zone last year.
Japan's Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star
Japan's Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle that fuelled speculation over the prime minister's successor.
KCNA: Top DPRK leader again guides test-firing of "multiple rocket launcher"
Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), again guided a test-firing of "super-large multiple rocket launcher" Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Wednesday.
Russia dismisses reports of CIA spy in Kremlin
The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed media reports of a U.S. intelligence agent inside Russia's presidential administration as "fiction."
U.S. unleashes new batch of sanctions after updated executive order
The U.S. Treasury Department Tuesday imposed a new batch of sanctions on individuals and entities which it said were affiliated with terror groups, after a new executive order lowered the threshold for sanctions.